Chapter 130: The Banquet
Shepard looked down at the loot that had not yet been sorted out, and had a very strong sense of contradiction in his heart, on the one hand, he was a veteran player, and his joy and enthusiasm for obtaining the loot and counting the harvest, and on the other hand, he was the gap and rejection of reality after briefly feeling the powerful divine power of the crippled, this kind of extreme collision of spirits is often the beginning of schizophrenia or falling into madness.
Fortunately, he took a deep breath and forcibly sealed the memory of the impostor in his memory that caused the complete fall of Amanata's vest, so as to avoid any problems with the Lord of the Dawn one day.
Lansender didn't realize that the ancient vest of Amanata had been completely deleted, unless he could show up the next time he tried to contact him, Shepard also restrained his desire for the power of the sun god, and suppressed the attraction of the complete sun priesthood to the dawn priesthood, once released, the attraction of the complete authority to the fragment would make the Lord of Dawn instantly see the problem, at that time, I am afraid that it would rather resist the will of the world, but also descend on Draenor Big 6 to kill this rising star.
"Hmm......"
Consciously sealing part of his memory, the sense of rejection in the world of the doppelganger's mind was indeed greatly reduced, and he sighed and buried his head in the spoils again......
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Two months later, two-thirds of the kingdom had fallen.
The land to the west of FranΓ§ois's territory, and the Esmere River as the boundary, the southern territory has been occupied by the Eastern and Western Route Army, although the power of the Church of the Gods is still clearing the cultists and monsters that cannot be killed, but in the fallen land, the nobles of the Kingdom of Am, a small part of them died on the battlefield, and the rest of the large border marquises, small to the knights of the manor, have surrendered to Tether.
Except for some of these people, who had to be judged and deprived of territory by the anti-aristocratic class, the rest could exchange gold or part of the territory for the acceptance of the kingdom, and the gluttonous feast of the Eastern and Western Route Army finally began before the war was over.
If the south of the Esmir River were divided into three parts, then the Western Route Army would have just occupied most of the western and central regions, and the remaining part and the large territory to the southeast, including the territory of Salibotta, were now ostensibly at the behest of Count Doom, and if the Kingdom of Amm was divided into three parts, the Eastern and Western Route armies would each account for almost one-third.
The city of Salibota, due to the heavy losses of the Salibota family, this city was divided by the earl to Viscount Dures, so it is about to be renamed the city of Franco, every time I read this name, it makes Shepard have a sense of subtlety.
In the spacious hall of the city hall, many nobles of the Eastern Route Army and the nobles of Toucheng gathered together, and the rich food and sweet wine could not attract their attention.
"It was a scene that made me feel tired and sick." The bald and shiny Rothbal grumbled elegantly with a crystal cup, and although the baron had a very rugged appearance, he was not inferior in etiquette and elegance, after all, his Spinino family had been working for the Poppler family since the last count.
Shepard, Dures, and Rosbal got together, and a few knights and barons were talking and laughing beside them with wine glasses, but apparently the three of them formed a small group, and two of the three of them were close associates of Count Vaster Popple, and Baron Prell was also regarded as the Count's right-hand man by the outside world when he attacked the Salita territory.
Listening to Rothbar's complaints, Shepard, who took a sip of wine, smiled and said: "My lordship, I got Brest, Duris got Franc City, and you also got the promise of the earl, and those people still have to find a way to keep their territory, isn't this kind of intrigue also have to be done?" β
"Hehe, Shepard, aren't you angry that some people who haven't done anything still want to get a piece of the cake?" Rosbal apparently complained casually, but he rolled his eyes and asked the other two skewedly.
Shepard asked rhetorically, "Why do I want the atmosphere?" I do what I have to do, fight for the reward I deserve, and now that the new map of the kingdom has named the southern tributary of Lake Esmeer as the Prell River, the land through which this river passes is basically my territory, and for me, the reward is heavy enough, why not relax and appreciate their fight, after all, it is the Earl who should worry about what they are going to do, not us. β
Rosbal had a heroic personality, and when he heard this, he laughed and said no more, Dures brought the wine glass over and said very happily: "That's right, our interests are already in hand, why don't you relax and watch them fight!" Here, cheers! β
"For the sake of profit!" Rosbal laughed.
The three crystal cups collided crisply, and the purple-red liquor hung a layer on the wall of the glass, shining mysteriously in the light, Shepard smiled and took a sip, and said: "Dures, your territory will border me in the future, I have a proposal, the tariffs of both of us should be kept at the minimum requirements of the kingdom, how about it?" β
"No problem." Dures readily agreed, "Shepard, you have a city, a town, a castle, and several manors, and I only have two manors given to me by Franc and the Earl, so I have taken advantage of it!" β
Shepard smiled and didn't say anything, he did intend to repay Duris's kindness, but Durith shook his head and sighed: "But after the war, the population has decreased a lot, and the taxes in the coming year may not be collected, you have already been to Bloucester to see it, right?" β
Shepard said: "I've been there, you guys are really clean, Brost doesn't even have the seeds to be planted in the second half of the year, fortunately, I have a lot of grain stored in my farm, and it can support the next harvest, but Blost's original population of more than 20,000 is now less than half, which makes me say anything." β
Rothbal also came over and complained: "That's right, although the territory has increased, but there are no people, what's the use of just having land!" β
"Slowly," Dures comforted him, "my city of Franc has begun to accept quite a few of the returning residents and refugees from other cities, hey, there are more than 50,000 inhabitants here!" Now there are only more than 20,000 people, you know, there are really not many nobles with such a vision as us. β
Shepard smiled faintly: "Of course, my territory has also accepted a lot of refugees, when the cultist rebellion broke out, many lords drove their own people out, and when the chaos reached their territory, holding gold and antiques could not save their lives." β
Rothbal, who has believed in the god of war for generations, sneered when he heard this, and was about to say anything more, but the noise suddenly sounded, and everyone turned their heads to see that the Count of Vast had already stood on the podium, and it was obvious that the main event of the banquet had come.
After some necessary sensationalism and scenes, it is the part that divides the spoils.
"Although there are mages who can send the news back to the royal family, the forest between Thassel and Amm is really a trouble, and it will take at least half a month for the messenger to arrive here from the kingdom, could it be that the things issued by the royal family have been delivered?"
Durith looked at Count Vast in surprise, and what the Count said next was indeed the division of the territory occupied by the Tesser Kingdom, and sure enough, in addition to the ones that had been promised, Shepard and the others also got some other benefits more or less, and the nobles of the Amm Kingdom were better off just maintaining their territory, not increasing or decreasing.
The men of the Eastern Route Army were naturally well-fed, and the cheers and praises were mainly heard among them, and while they were cheering, a messenger hurried into the hall and handed several letters to the earl's cronies, who in turn handed them to the earl.
There was a sudden silence in the hall, and everyone in the audience looked at the Count with blazing eyes, waiting for his reaction.
Count Vast hurriedly read a few letters, first frowning, and after a while, slowly calming down, but his deep voice echoed in the hall: "Gentlemen and heroes of the kingdom, I have just received a letter from Prince Morick, the commander of the Western Route Army, along with the Church of the God of Justice, the Church of the Guardian God, and the Church of the God of War. β
This long list of names made the nobles who were used to reciting large titles a little dizzy, because Prince Morrick of the Western Route Army was not only a powerful nobleman, but also the husband of the queen, and the letterhead sent by the three powerful churches together was obviously not a trivial matter.
Linked to the turmoil in the Kingdom of Am, some nobles' faces changed slightly.
Count Vast was silent for a while, and said loudly: "The church of the three gods, I hope that Thassel will continue to march and conquer the entire kingdom of Am!" And the royal family and most of the members of the ruling parliament have already agreed! Ladies and gentlemen, the war is not over yet, and it will continue until the Kingdom of Amm becomes a name in history! β
Everyone was shocked, and someone immediately asked loudly: "But our soldiers have lost a lot, and the rest are not able to march at all!" β
The earl glanced at the nobles of Toucheng and said expressionlessly: "The three churches have jointly issued a notice, all the nobles of the original Amm Kingdom must be reviewed by the review team sent by the three churches later, and a certain number of troops will be provided according to their respective performances!" Then it will be added to the Eastern and Western Route Army to support us in continuing our march! β
After the earl said this, he let the people below quarrel loudly, he just came straight to Shepard and the others in the entourage and personal guards, and said to Shepard gently: "Shepard, my identity will be testified by me, and the review and forced transfer of the three churches have nothing to do with you, you can rest assured." β
Shepard smiled and saluted slightly: "Thank you for the help of Your Excellency the Earl, my manpower is barely enough to manage the territory, but the cause of the kingdom must not be slackened, so I transferred half of the two hundred people back, and the remaining half is still stationed in the military camp outside the city, waiting for the order to be promoted." β
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